Bumper mounting



July s, 1924. r 1,500,380

R. B. FAGEOL BUMPER MOUNTING Filed Jan. 31 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 @a ,2jii 5@ nnnnmun ff f2 50 eammini I um ,llllllllllmimillifllmlm" @t @wwwT-? 40 1 Figel is a View in plan showing a Patented July 8, 1924. l

" *30mila Bi'rnenonorOAK-LAND, =CALIF0RN1A, s'sieiiion 'fro AMERICANCHAIN com;

lgle .it :known: ,th-at, I, Boni-Lne'm 'Be FAGEOL, a citizen',O'f'theUnited. States, .residing at f Qaklandcounlty of Alameda,afi'dState of Galifornayjhaveinventedfjnetv and useful Improvements Q ini Bumper Mountiigs, V of which the following is a sipcoilioation. lTlu'sinventionl relatesMv tof; automobile bumperafanjd particularlypertains'to imf prouements in bumper mountings' by which a'bumpermaybesecnred to an automobile frame. z.nw.. I I '.At'the present Jtimeautomobilejfrarnes are sbuilt; with structural .gmembe're `varying yinsizeand being; assembled to produce yarying dimensions A1between. theside lfrafme'elements In Viewof these variations'V it has 1beengdilifcultto piofidean 'automobilebu'nfiper with en -lmountingr bywhich' ,thebumper. maybe satisfactorily attached. toanyaoneof large number ot..makes .of .automobiles, .and it. yis the Aprincipal Aobject ofthe`present invention to provide a Lbumpe'r mounting which 'is universallyadaptedforiinstallation upon franje members vaiyingl linnSect-onalfdimensions and to support. an automobilelbumper from side,frame ,elementsoi the Vehicle, which elements may zvary. in theirfspaced relation to eachtlierj;

@The present lirm'entioni contemplates the use of ahead ;1da} )tecl `itoreceive anL attaching p orticn of 'an,automobileV bumper, said headl`being;disposed\atthe end. ofi the bumper holrln' andsb'eing sodesigned as to be rigidly clamped totlieoppositesides of the horn,

irrespective. ot the frame dimensions@ e 1; Theiinvention is illustratedby'way of ex- 'ample-in thefaccompanyin'g drawings, which:

bumper ofthe single spring bar type attached to the frame of anautomobile `by mounting means embodying thepresent invention. i doubleFlg. 2 is a Aview in plan showing a bartype of bumper'mountedupontheframe of an automobileby means embodying the present inye'ntion.` p Fig.3 isan enlargedView/in perspective -Ishowing-oneaofthelmountingszattaclied; to the framehorrifoffthe. vehiclef j jfl. e

Fig;4 4 is' an enlarged: View infplanfsliowing the mounting withpartsbroken away fior.'the.fsakeof-clearness.l l r l Fig. aisfanfenlarged theeeeembled :bumperlbeelet fl-eeeeetfl front-the; vehicle frame and asi'iewed 'from tlreeder engaging the. j-rrrler ieee? pf the reihelefreme; L1 @Fial-S regalentry View `.in Side elve tienillustrating-fthe .irl ,Wlrelr the .breekerjrrrey be driven Qrrte theheeel fptlie eprrr belt.; i l? ,Re errrlemere nertlelllerly. .to thedrew-'l ings, lOlindicates tlziejsnide frameelements of an automobileframe, e which elements ere'ueuelly-ferreerljrrith' ferwerdly prejeet#ing ;`l10rr1e, reeeir/rrggthe. lrrrt Spring; eyes ef theivehielefrerrielelleperreerlf'f. Tlleee elements ere usually 'ehernelfehene rrASeetiert; eee'terlel )dimensione Veryfg "in different @makes et eere- 4The Side frere@ in different-makes efgeeref. in 'Yleli Q f these tue uerietierre in dnerleerre, tfiie @leferbletepreiadeeburrrper.meurrtrlgfirleh miem vrea @ilybe edepted, teSrrehz veretrre :while insuring that ebumper"Willifbegrgdly heldpQstQn'-, ,mounting (21S, here shawn le adapted fer use ,with bumpers,.h2-.1Y- ng attaching perteneef flabber-neel; ,lrr a. 1 e .Sefeelle'dSingle berilburrliier Of ille leon end type is. deeleeerl, While 1inFig- .2 a double bar bumper; ie illustrated; :mila either event, themounting .is -edaptedjteeeeemrneflete eereirre'eetine elf the berlinerleere' and tellbe ridiueteblyj Secured, te s adeeetlls wher-elwrvaryngj-dieteneee 'between 'the mcuntn'gs Lmaybe .QbtarledlReferringmore-particularly to Eig. Spf the.' drawings, itiisiill beseen;y that the bumper mounting comprises Valleatil 12 whichisldiyepesedf. ferwardly of; thelfreme hierrr and substantially "abutslagainst the terminating fend ofthe frame. y" Ivhis. head is constructed4With aglalteraljslot 13 through which a por- 'gtonf fabumper mayextend', as, for evi;- .fampleg the length leef, the; Singleiberbumperiiahown ilnligui:1 A orthe beek.. ber 116 l,or ffhe ;doub1e ;bar bumper..1.7, Shown in Fi-ggz. The width Lofthe. slet; @13 is. Sulli- Vfofjaccpmmodatethe; zatteehneiperiitionot. thcbumper andfat the: sametime will insure thatffhe fla-mped; uithnatheislet This is, eeeemplisheddue t0 the fact that theelot is op`er 1,j k-en'ded' at its bottom,thereby; proijzidingfgthe -tieazhV 12 withfa elampngfjewl' ivhehrrleybumper may .be rigidly i' the bumper.

19. This arrangement also permits the mounting to be movedlongitudinally of the bumper and to be rigidly secured thereto at anydesired point along the length of A bracket arm 2O forms a continuationof the head 12 and usually extends along the outer face of the channelelement. This arm is formed with an aperiture 21 which accommodates thehead of spring bolt 22. This spring bolt passes through the end of theframe horn and the eye of the front vehicle spring 23. It will thus beapparent that when there are slight irregularities in the dimensions ofthe heads and nuts of the spring bolts the bracket arm 20 may be drivenonto the bolt head and due tothe bevellel formation of the side wall ofopening 34 the weakened edge of this side wall will be broken away to accommodate the bolt head and will thus permit the bracket 20 to be firmlycentered over the head as more clearly shown in Fig. 6

of the drawing. The aperture 34 has a beveled wall so that the plate maybe firmly seated around the bolt head and, if necessary, the thin edgeof the opening may be broken in forcing it over the bolt head. The armextends rearwardly from' the location of `the spring bolt and terminatesin an enlarged end 24. This end represents a segment of a circleconcentric with the opening '21. An arcuate slot 25 is formed throughthis segment to receive a stabilizing bolt 26. This bolt passes throughthe slot and entends beneath the frame element and terminates at itsinnermost end in a hook 27 which merely passes around the lower flangeof the frame channel and tends to stabilize the bracket 20. This boltnot i only stabilizes the bracket but provides vertical adjustment forthe mounting so that the bumper will lie in a desired plane in front ofthe frame. This is accomplished by swinging the bracket arm verticallyaround the spring bolt'22 and thereafter bolt 2? onto the channel.

setting the arm by tightening the outermost nut 28 of the bolt 26.Referring to Fig. 4 it will be seen that an inner nut 29 is carried bythe bolt and serves to tighten the The bracket is rigidly secured to theframe element 10 by a clamping plate 30. This plate is intended to liein a plane parallel tothe bracket 2O and to engage the` opposite side ofthe frame member 10v from that occupied e5 to receive an adjusting arm32 of theplate 30. This arm extends at right angles to t-he plate andparallel to the bolt 31. The inwardly projecting end of the arm isfitted with an adjusting screw 33 which may be adjusted to cause theouter end of the plate 30 to be held against movement, thus providing afulcrum which will insure that when the bolt 31 is tightened the plate30 will be drawn inwardly against the frame member 10, rigidly andpositively clamping the same. Referring to Fig. 5, it will be seen thatan opening 34, preferably oval in form, is formed through the plate 30for the purpose of accommodating the opposite end of the spring bolt 22and for Ypermitting the facing of the plate20 to be drawn tightlyagainstA the side face of the frame member 10.

In operation, a pair of the bumper mountings is applied to a bumper andloosely disposed thereon. After this has been done, the brackets may beattached to the main frame of the automobile by arranging the arms 2()along the opposite outward faces of the frame elements 10. Thestabilizing bolts 27 may then be brought into engagement with the lowerflange of the channels and loosely attached. The plate 30 may at thesame time be slipped around the end of the frame horn and over the headof the Prior to this it will be the arm 2O substantially agreeing withthe M1 width of the frame member 10. The arm 2O and the plate 30 maythen be drawn toward each other to rigidly clamp against the oppositesides of the frame member 1() by tightening up the nut on the bolt 31.It is desirable to place a lock washer 35 ben tween the nut and theouter face of the arm 20 so that the nut on the bolt 31 will potl becomeloosened by vibration of the ve- .nc e. ing bolt- 27 may then betightened to dispose the slot 13 ina vertical plane and to rigidly holdthe swinging end of the arm 20 relative to the frame of the vehicle.

It will thus be seen that by the arrange- The nuts 28 and 29 on thestabilize ment here disclosed, a desirable bumper mounting is providedwhich is universall in its application to the frame of a vehicleaccommodating frames of different widths. frame members of varyingdimensions. and having horns varying in design, and. that in addition abumper may be adjustably Supported across the end of theframe by themounting here disclosed, and held in a rigid manner, irrespective ofimpact 'delivered to the bumper bar from lany direction. Y

While I have shown the preferred forni of my invention as now known tome, it will be understood that various changes might be made in thecombination, construction and Y a mounting arm forming a continuation ofsaid head and extending along one side of the vehicle frame horn, aclamping plate adapted to extend parallel to the mounting arm along theopposite side of the frame horn, and means for drawing the plate towardthe head to clamp the frame horn between the arm and the plate, andmeans providing an adjustable purchase for the clamping plate whereby itwill be positively drawn and maintained in its clamping position.

2. A bumper mounting comprising a pair of clamping plates adapted to bedisposed upon opposite sides of a vehicle tramel horn,

means for clamping said plates against the opposite sides of the horn torigidly secure the head to the frame, and means substantiallymaintaining the plates in parallelism comprising adjustable meansinterposed between the forward ends ot the plates.

3. Means Jfor mounting a bumper on a vehicle frame including a pair ofclamping plates' adapted to be disposed along opposite sides of a framehorn, a single clamping member for drawing the plates together in agripping action against the horn, and adjustable means for maintainingthe plates substantially parallel when tightened and thus insuring thatthe plates will firmly remain in their clamped position, said meanscomprising an extensible member interposed between the forward ends ofthe plates and adapted to be adjusted to tix the forward ends of theplates in spaced rela-tion to each other.

4. In a bumper mounting adapted to be secured to a vehicle frame hornand centered around the spring bolt at the end of said horn, saidmounting including a plate extending along the side of the horn andbeing formed with an opening through which the head of a spring bolt maypassy and which opening has a weakened edge permittingbolt heads ofvarying dimensions to be forced through the opening and tobe positivelycentered thereby.

5. In a bumper mounting adapted to be secured to a vehicle frame hornand centered around the spring bolt at the end of said horn, saidmounting including a plate extending along the side of the horn andbeing Jformed with an opening through which the head ot a spring boltmay pass and which opening has a weakened edge permitting bolt heads ofvarying dimensions tobe forced through the opening and to be positivelycentered thereby, and auxiliary clamping means for securing said memberin its clamped position.

6. In a bumper mounting adapted to be secured to the horn ot vehicleVframe,a

head for receiving a bumper bar and sup-v porting it transversely of thevehicle trame, while permitting its longitudinal adjust.- ment. a plateformed as part of said head and extending along one side of Vsaid frameand parallel thereto, said plate being centered upon the spring bolt ofthe frame horn, means for clamping the rear end of said plate to theframe, a plate extending along the opposite side of the frame horn andbeing centered on the spring bolt, a bolt passing through the two platesforwardly of the horn and a screw carried by the last-named plate andextending parallel to the bolt whereby it may be adjusted to abutagainst the face of the first-named plate and limit the movement of theends of the plates forward of the clamping bolt toward each other. j l

7. In a bumper mounting adapted to be secured to the horn of a vehicleframe, a head for receiving a bumper bar and supporting it transverselyof the vehicle frame, whiley permitting its longitudinal adjustment, aplate formed as part of said head and extending along one side of saidframe and parallel thereto, said plate being centered upon the springbolt of the frame horn, means for clamping the rear end of said plate tothe frame, a plate extending along the opposite side of the frame hornand be-l ing centered on the spring bolt. a bolt passing through the twoplates forwardly of the horn, a. screw carried bv the last-named plateand extending parallel to the bolt whereby it may be adjusted to abutagainst-V t-he tace of the first-named plate and limit the movement ofthe ends of the plates'forward of the clamping boltftowar'd each other.and an'abutment carried by the first-y mentioned plate and restingVagainst the end of the frame horns.

RoLLrE B. FAGEon

